Vaccination drive picks up pace in Hoshiarpur

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, January 28

The Covid-19 situation seems to be improving in the district. Not only this, even the process of the Covid vaccination has picked up pace. There are 17 live centres in the district where the vaccination is under way and 2,500 health workers have been vaccinated in the first phase so far. No side-effect of the vaccine has been reported in the district till now.

DC Apneet Riyait said this while addressing residents during the District Public Relations Office’s Facebook page. She said about 8,000 health workers of the district would be vaccinated in the first phase. The frontline workers will be vaccinated afterwards. She said if any doubt persists in anyone’s mind, they could contact the health experts.

Sharing information about ‘all-under-one-roof-services’ at the Sewa Kendras, the DC said now, 35 services of the Transport Department were being provided under one roof in all 25 Sewa Kendras of the district. These services are available from 9 am to 5 pm from Monday to Saturday. She said the services available at Sanjh Kendras have also been started in Sewa Kendras.

One dies, 7 test +ve

Hoshiarpur: An 82-year-old man from the Civil Lines, Hoshiarpur, succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday. As many as 7 new Covid positive patients have been traced in the district. Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said the number of active cases is 57, while the number of patients who have recovered is 7,643. Out of the seven patients, four are from Hoshiarpur city and three are from other health blocks of the district. OC